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verb transitive

prae-cŏlo

2nd PP prae-cŏlere · 3rd PP praecultum · conj. 3rd
perf., cultum, 3, v. a.
perf., cultum, 3, v. a.
To cultivate beforehand •
To cultivate beforehand, trop.: animi habitus, ad virtutem quasi praeculti et praeparati, Cic. Part. 23, 80.—
To honor; esteem; revere beforehand •
To honor, esteem, revere beforehand: nova et ancipitia (i. e. ante tempus opportunum colere), Tac. A. 14, 22.—Hence, praecŭltus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), highly ornamented (postAug.): tunc donis sacro praeculta auro, Stat. Th. 2, 298: genus eloquentiae praecultum, Quint. 11, 1, 31.
Perseus ID: n37446 Key: praecolo